UNSPSC 50595911: Dried Non GMO topper shallots

The variety of Non GMO shallots known as Non GMO topper shallots that have been dried for preservation. This means that they are produced without the use of methods that genetically modify organisms by means that are not possible under natural conditions. Such methods include cell fusion, microencapsulation and macro-encapsulation, and recombinant DNA technology (including gene deletion, gene doubling, introducing a foreign gene, and changing the positions of genes when achieved by recombinant DNA technology).

Traditional methods of breeding, conjugation, fermentation, hybridization, in vitro fertilization, or tissue culture are considered to be non-GMO.

UNSPSC 50595911 Dried Non GMO topper shallots (Commodity) represents a narrow ingredient category that sits within broader food-service procurement activity. State and local governments do not solicit dried shallots as a standalone line item in the recent opportunities on record. The code appears in a school district and institutional food-service context nominally, but the actual solicitations covering dried shallots and similar specialty seasoning and produce ingredients are embedded in much larger multiline-item grocery, fresh produce, and food-supply contracts. The Bridgeport Board of Education's June 2026 grocery bid (BNB052266, IFB) spans over 1,100 line items including condiments and seasonings alongside breakfast items, frozen products, vegetables, fruits, and dairy; the Hancock County Board of Education's fresh produce bid (PE67080NONST2027, IFB, due June 26, 2026) covers over 200 produce lines delivered to school sites; and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's food and consumables bid (HHS0017449, IFB, due July 13, 2026) for the El Paso State Supported Living Center covers facility food service across multiple NIGP classes. School districts, county education boards, and state health and human services agencies are the primary issuing bodies under this taxonomy space, with National School Lunch Program compliance, Buy American (51% domestic agricultural content) requirements, nutritional standards, and health and safety certification as baseline procurement conditions.

Geographic activity centers on the South and Southeast — Connecticut (Bridgeport), Georgia (state level and Hancock County), Texas (state level), Florida (Hillsborough County), and Mississippi (Pascagoula-Gautier School District) — across the most recent postings from June and May 2026. However, dried shallots as a discrete commodity line do not appear in any of the representative recent opportunities. The code shows no standalone solicitation history for this ingredient; procurement activity is concentrated in multiline food aggregates where individual specialty ingredients are absorbed into broader vegetable, seasoning, or grocery contracts negotiated at the institutional or district level rather than sourced as single-commodity bids. The absence of standalone dried-shallot solicitations signals that pursuing opportunities under this Commodity code requires positioning within larger food-service prime contracts or supply agreements rather than responding to dedicated line-item purchases.